KL Rahul’s conservative knock for the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) was a surprising and agonizing performance in the IPL 2023. According to former India batter Wasim Jaffer. Rahul should set an example, according to Jaffer, as the captain.
On Monday, April 10, at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Lucknow defeated Bangalore by one wicket in an IPL 2023 match. Rahul was out for 18 off 20 balls after outstanding efforts from Marcus Stoinis (65 off 30) and Nicholas Pooran (62 off 19) in the pursuit of 213. His knock contained just one boundary.
Jaffer exhorted the right-handed batter to bat with more purpose and explained that Lucknow’s batting lineup is strong enough for Rahul to play attacking cricket. He added more detail: With 105 being the score, Rahul was the fifth wicket to be lost in the chase. After that, Pooran and Ayush Badoni (30 off 24) added 84 runs for the sixth wicket to revive the LSG innings.
KL Rahul acknowledged that his performance was lacking during the post-game presentation.
He stated, “The LSG captain scored eight, two, and 35 points in the team’s first three games before his defeat on Monday. Rahul will have to alter his intention. LSG has a strong batting order. Deepak Hooda and Krunal Pandya have not yet been fired from the current team. It’s not like if Rahul is out, LSG won’t be able to score runs”
The LSG captain defended his cautious batting style, though, after the game, claiming that the early wickets had forced him to bat carefully and play to the circumstances.
“I want to increase my run totals and strikeout rate, so this is not ideal for me. I went more slowly because today we lost three wickets and we’ve played on two challenging Lucknow wickets. In the post-game presentation, Rahul stated, “I wanted to stick around until the end and play with Nicky.”
Lucknow Super Giants clinched a stunning win over Royal Challengers Bangalore at the last overplayed at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. LSG grabbed the win from RCB’s hand, fans were shocked to witness this epic battle between both teams.
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